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By Bill Daley Chicago Tribune “SexuWellness” is, well, kind of an unusual name for a sexual and reproductive health drop-in program. But then this program, targeted at women and open to people who are transgender or gender-nonconforming, isn’t your average dry, overly clinical sex ed…

By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant. Could you be talked into purchasing a foundation undergarment so restrictive, so unyielding and so draconian it makes a wetsuit look like a nightgown? This is why I ask: There’s been a pop-up (rarely has the term been so…

By James Fell Chicago Tribune When it comes to judgment of their bodies, women can’t win. “Research consistently shows the pressure to maintain a particular physique is stronger for women,” said Kelly Brownell, dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Brownell,…

By Shikha Kumar Hindustan Times, New Delhi Model Liza Golden-Bhojwani has garnered new-found fame. In March this year, the half-Punjabi half-American model, who’s now settled in Mumbai, shared a moving Instagram post on her journey from super skinny to curvy. On the left was a…

By Sara Bauknecht Pittsburgh Post-Gazette An outfit that fits just right has the potential to empower. But the process of finding one, which often involves sorting through a dizzying sea of sizes that varies from brand to brand, can be overwhelming, particularly for someone who…

By Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune You might be familiar with the Bechdel test. It’s a standard created by artist Alison Bechdel to measure whether works of fiction (movies, usually) accurately represent women. The test asks three questions: Are there at least two women present? Do…

By Sophie Whisnant Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. At age 16, young entrepreneur Kate Redenbaugh has been through more than most. But she’s powered through the dark times, founding a business to help those like her. At 14-years-old Kate was diagnosed with anorexia. Sneaking excessive workouts after…

By Bethany Jean Clement The Seattle Times. Lindy West is a defender of bodies: women’s bodies, fat bodies, every body’s right to exist in whatever way, shape or form, unjudged and unassailed. “Everyone has a body,” she says. “We haven’t developed brain-in-jar technology yet.” Her…

By Melissa Healy Los Angeles Times. Life sometimes foils the best of our intentions. New research on women, stress and diet amply illustrates that sad fact. It shows that even when women greeted a new day with a “better-for-you” fast-food breakfast, that meal’s expected health-promoting…

By Alison Bowen Chicago Tribune. Cravings can feel like something we can’t tame. Think, for example, what happens if someone tells you not to think about pink elephants. Your brain goes right into wondering, “Any pink elephants here?” That instead amplifies the thought. “Typically when…